The Senators beat the Habs 5-4

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SENATORS 5, HABS 4 (SO)

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The Ottawa Senators said goodbye to their faithful on Saturday night.

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Wrapping up the home portion of their 2023-24 schedule, the Senators earned a 5-4 shootout decision against the Montreal Canadiens in front of a packed house of 19,337 at the Canadian Tire Centre.

Captain Brady Tkachuk had three points, including two field goals, while Shane Pinto and Thomas Chabot scored. The Senators now close out the season with games against the New York Rangers on Monday and the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

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“It's good to win at home, especially in front of them,” Batherson said.

Shortly after Alex Newhook put the Habs up 4-3 with a jumper off the skate of Senators defenseman Jakob Chyczrun, Chabot was replaced by Ottawa netminder Joonas Korpisalo with 65 seconds left in the third period. additional striker.

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The Senators come into this game on an eight-game winning streak against the undefeated Habs, including a 5-1 decision in Montreal on March 19, 2022.

Tkachuk scored twice on the power play, including one with 47 seconds left in the third period to tie the game at 3-3, and set a new career high with 37 goals.

“It's kind of sad,” said Tkachuk, who scored three points. “Whenever you play, that's what you want to do. In the summer, you immediately miss the game and you especially miss playing in front of these fans and this city.

“You want to leave on a high note, but there's a little bit missing here that we hope to accomplish this year. We want to do our best to support and congratulate all our fans.”

Korpisalo wasn't at his best, but there haven't been many nights this season where he has been. Kaiden Prayau is the only reason the Habs are still here.

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“I thought we got better as the game went on,” interim coach Jacques Martin said. “We battled hard and the power play was a major factor. It was a great goal after all. I think we played really well in the last three games. It was simple hockey, but successful.”

From glass

Cole Caulfield At 13:05 of the second period, Korpisalo put the Habs up 3-2 with a stick-side blast off the top shelf. It was Caufield's second goal of the night and came on the power play after the Senators were assessed a minor for too many men on the ice … Ottawa Center Shane Pinto made a great pass Claude Giroux on the power play and Primeau sent a blast. Pinto's ninth goal of the season and his first in nine games, at 8:36 of the second, tied it at 2-2 … Chychrun made the save early in the second period as Montreal took a 2-1 lead. He pushed a loose puck away from danger as it rolled along the goal line … just minutes after Ottawa Eric Brannstrom Caufield took a 2-1 lead in the first of the game. He took the rebound and beat Korpisalo with his glove with 18:23 left in the second period… Referee Riley Brace, Growing up in Fitzroy Harbour, he made his NHL debut in the stands with friends and family. He was even given a new ball

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THIS IS NOT IT

The Senators and Montreal were tied 1-1 after the first period. It was an interesting period with shots even at 9-9 … The Habs fought back for goalie interference to tie Tkachuk's goal at 13:09 of the first period. He made some contact with Primeo, but not enough for the Montreal coach Martin St. Louis to challenge him. The Senators had another man advantage … a tip of the TSN stat John Perlberg For this fact: Giro's assist on Tkachuk's first goal tied him with Brady's father for No. 72 all-time in scoring. Keith Tkachuk, with 1,065 points … The Habs opened the scoring with a short-handed goal. Ottawa's turnover Jake Sanderson Allowed near the Montreal Blue Line Mike Matheson lone foul and he beat Korpisalo on the stick side at 9:11 of the first period … Senators Center sign Castle had to help in the dressing room. It seemed to shoot out of the helmet Josh Anderson in the middle of the first. He immediately went to the bench and needed help walking down the hall to the locker room … The building had a brief power outage during pregame warmups.

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FINAL BUZZER

As noted in this space, Tkachuk is exploring the idea of ​​joining Team USA at next month's IIHF World Championships in Ostrava and Prague. “When it's the season, my only focus is the season. This is, first of all, a tendency towards this direction of protection and promotion of the country's honor,” said Tkachuk. “I'll probably talk more about it after the season.” Ottawa defender Jake Sanderson and center Shane Pinto It is also expected to be favorable for Americans … We may have seen the last of the center Tim Stutzl with the Senators this season. He was not on the ice for Saturday's morning skate and missed his fifth game. With back-to-back games left, it would be pointless to play it … The Senators gave away game-worn jerseys to some season-ticket holders after the final buzzer.

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